shiuh Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 i couldnt find any guppies in wellington region petstore.. i tried johnsonville, porirua, lower hutt, upper hutt pet store.. does anyone knows where else to get them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi Shiuh, I have guppies available if you are interested, just send me a PM if you are interested and you are more than welcome to come and view first. I am in Tawa Cheers B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 i sure am interested...do you breed guppies personally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interfecus Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Ballistic and livebearer_breeder both breed guppies locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted October 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 sorry..im such a newbie at this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 hi Shiuh, As inter stated above bot I and livebearer_breeder breed guppies and we are both in the wellington area. I ahve some that are available now if you are interested. Just let me know and you can come and view, obligation free :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 i have about 100 but not of age that i feel to sell yet? sry Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 do you any of you guys have a breeding pair of guppies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 lol!!! breeding pair!!! they are also known as a the million fish because they breed like nothing on earth! with guppies i never use a pair nor do i need two specific ones that seem to like each other becuase the males are horny little buggers!! you get them in a trio atleast otherwise the male will haslte the females to death, i keep my ratio to 4 females to a male! from my knowlege althougth i could be wrong steve (ballistic) and i do not have adults they are pre-teen sort of age at the momment! if you dont mind waiting im sure steve or i would be happy to sell you a trio!! Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 argh? i guess i shouldnt have said breeding pair... guess these guys breed like rabbits! oh yea, Shae. how come you dont have adult guppies, dont you breed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 yup i have lots of adults but i keep the ones i want and sell the rest! Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 ah... i see... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killifan Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 what would be the minimum tank requirements for a trio and resulting fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Hey killifan, I have a male and 4 females in a tank 600mmx 300mmx 250mm, and whent the females start to get quite fat I remove the male and usually get 30+ fry from it. The tank is not heavily planted but I have Java moss and Crypt Becketii in there, so as to provide some cover. Personally found tho that the fry generally only hide if there is a male in th tank, as when I removed the male the fry all hovered just below the surface. Shae will have some techniques that he uses also so hopefully between the two of us you will find a way that suits you. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 what would be the minimum tank requirements for a trio and resulting fry? ok if were talking minimum, then a 300x200x200 will do for a trio, not the best of conditions but we are talking minimum! for fry the same thing will do each of these tanks cost about $25ea. i would never do this becuase of three main resons, the first beeing the fact that sunted growth will occure second very limitied space, and third cleaning and water changes would have to be done very regularly. i would suggest atleast four two foot tanks: first 2 foot tank: for the pair or trio you want to breed second 2 foot: for the continous flow of babies that will come from the adult females, and this way they will grow faster and no stunting will occure. third & fourth 2 foot: seperating the fry once they have matured into sexes ( e.g males in one tank, females in the other) this way you can pick which guppys you would like to breed, depending on what desired patern, coulration and body type you wont. and then they can be put into the first two foot for breeding. this also means you can chose how the strain turns out! Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killifan Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 ok i definitely don't have the space for that kind of a set up! May just have to resort to males for their looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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